#Gwhrei CAMPAIGN team LAUNCHES “SELFIE COMPETITION” for 16 Days Of Activism
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Today as we mark World Mental Health Day. 10th October 2021. Let’s talk Mental Health. Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. People sometimes use the term “mental health” to mean the absence of a mental disorder. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and…
The day acts as a platform to demand equal rights for sex workers. Theme is Access to Justice; history and significance. International Sex Workers’ Day is marked every year on 2 June. This day is celebrated in order to amplify the voices of those involved in sex work. The living conditions of sex workers are often exploitative….
The SGBV Justice Network Cluster led by LAWYERS ALERT organized a 2-day training for the Justice sector and CBO in Makurdi Benue state with GWHREI in attendance. The training was on ACTIVATION/IMPLEMENTATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS PROHIBITION (VAPP) and ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (ACJ) LAWS, to interact and together review both the VAPP & ACJ…
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year’s observance also marks 20 years since a bold step forward in the struggle to make rights a reality for all: the adoption by the World Conference on Human Rights of the Vienna…
The HIV epidemic began with fear, helplessness and death as the world faced a new virus that preyed on misunderstanding and marginalisation. Scientific advances have enabled people with access to treatment to live long and healthy lives with HIV. While advocacy and campaigning have raised awareness and understanding of what’s possible, and of the inequalities…
In 2016, it was estimated that 14.4% of sex workers were living with HIV in Nigeria. This is a significant drop since 2013 when it was estimated that 24.5% of sex workers were living with HIV. HIV prevalence among sex workers is still eight times higher than the general population. There are a number of…